The digital TV transition: A chance to enhance public safety and improve spectrum auctions

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Peha, Jon M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TELEVISION BROADCASTING;

DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION; PUBLIC SAFETY; PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM; SPECTRUM AUCTIONS;

DIGITAL TELEVISION;

EID: 33747750892     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/mcom.2006.1668409     Document Type: Article

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